Welt for boots and shoes



May 21, 1929. w. J. FALLON. JR

WELT FOR BOOTS AND SHOES Filed May 21, 1927 /Nl E'N7'CR.'

ATTORNEY umrso STATES Patented May 21, 1929.

WILLIAM J. FALLON, in; or osron, MAssAciIUsE'rrs.

WELT r03 Boo'rs-ANn snons.

' Applica'tionlflled Ma -21,

This invention relates to an improvement in that type of. welting knownas beaded orfstorm welt.

Many makes of'shoes now on the market are provided with a beadorroundedfiller strip that lies in the shoe crease formed between the upper andthe welt of the shoe. This bead helps to exclude dirt'and moisture fromthe shoe crease and gives the shoea heavier and storm-proof appearance.

In some constructions employed heretofore the bead has been formed uponthe welt by bending and folding portions of the welt strip, while inother constructions a bead producing strip formed separately from thewelt has been placed on the welt so that when the welt is sewed to theshoe upper and inner sole the securing stitches will hold the beadforming strip'within the shoe crease.

The present invention relates to a beaded weltin which the bead formingstrip is secured to the strip of welting in a novelmanner.

The novel features of the present invention will be made clear from thefollowing description and accompanying drawings of one good form of theinvention;

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a sectional perspective view of the toeportion of a shoe the welt of which is constructed in accordance withthe present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a piece of welt;

Fig. 3 shows the welt of Fig. 2 after a strip has been removed from anedge thereof by a bevel cut;

Fig. 4 shows the bead forming strip sewed to the welt but unfolded; and

Fig. 5 shows the construction of Fig. 1 after the bead forming strip hasbeen folded over into its final, position.

The piece of welt of Fig. 2 may be formed of leather as is usual, andthe upper face may be regarded as the grain or hair side of the leather.The under face is shown as having the usual stitch-receiving groove 11.The upper face of the welt 10 is preferably cut to give the same arelativelywide bevel 12 that lies adj acentthe shoe upper. The use of apronounced bevel as shown is desirable because it materially increasesthe flexibility of the welt so that the'same may be more readily bentabout the toe of the shoe, and it also conforms better to theinclination of the shoe upper.

- to increase the size of the bead.

i927. Serial no. 193,250.

'2 The bead or envelope forming strip 13 is preferably formed of thinleather having a grain finish to cause itto present a pleasingappearance, and it is sewed to the upper face ofthe welt 10 by thestitches 14 as shown in Fig. 4. not extend over-the beveled'face 12'butterminates short of the bevel as'best shown In F ig. 4:, thus producinga savingin the leather required to form the folded portion '15, and thestitches 14 serve to securely fasten the under portion 15 to the welt 10adjacent the line of fold.

The remaining portion of the strip 13 is The portion 15 of the strip 13need folded over upon itself along the row of stitches 14 to form thebead 16, and the upper folded portion of the strip 13 is wider than thelower folded portion and extends" over the beveled portion 12 of thewelt as indicated by 17. The upper marginal portion 17 is firmlycemented to the beveled portion 12 of the welt, and the under foldedportion 15 may be cemented to the welt in addition to the securingstitches 14.

By constructing the bead forming strip 13 in the manner above describedso that only the upper marginal portion 17 extends over the beveled face12, a substantial saving in the width of the bead forming strip 13 issecured','an'd since the bead forming strip is not an integral part ofthe welt it is possible to secure pleasing and contrasting color effectsbetween the bead and welt. For example; in a black shoe the bead 16 maybe formed of white leather while the welt 10 and the rest of the shoemay be formed of black leather. The strip 18 cut from the welt informing the bevel 12 may be used as a filler I The beaded welt of Fig. 5may be secured to the inner'sole 19 of a shoe by a binding stitch 20 asis usual, and the bead 16 is so positioned upon the welt that it willlie snugly against the shoe upper 21 to fill the shoe crease as shown.The shoe sole 22 may be sewed to the welt 10 as is usual.

As a result of the present invention the bead forming strip 13 is firmlysecured to the welt by a row of binding stitches 14: that are completelyconcealed in the finished products,

and these stitches,-it should be noted, are

placed a sufficient distance from the beveled portion of the welt toclear the binding stitches 20, as will be apparent from Fig. 1. Whentliebeaded welt of the present invention is installed in a shoe, theunder marginal edge portion 15 is held in place by the stitches 14,while the opposite marginal edge portion 17 is secured in place by thestitches 20, and since only one marginal edge portion of the strip 13lies upon the beveled face 12, this face of the welt may be securedcloser to the upper 21 than it could if itwere separated by both theupper and lower fold of the strip 13.

By folding the bead or envelope forming strip 13 over upon itself asshown, a relatively small head 16 is formed that is well adapted for usein womens shoes and in lightweight mens shoes where a small bead of neatappearance is desired, and if the head is formed of a different coloredleather from that of the rest of the shoes a novel and pleasing effectisproduced.

What is claimed is 7 As an article of manufacture, a beaded welt for usein making boots and shoes, consisting of a strip of welting having itsupper face beveled to conform to the slope of the shoe upper, a separatebead forming strip having a relatively narrow portion sewed to the upperface of the welting so that this narrow portion extends towards but doesnot project over said beveled face, and having the remainingfportion ofsaid strip folded over into flat contacting relation with said sewedportion so that it conceals the stitches and forms a small ornamentalbead, and said upper folded portion being of sufficient width to extendover said beveled portion well beyond the edge of the relatively narrowunderlying portion. I

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAM J. FALLON, JR.

